Summer Rocks!

The trio’s Can’t Stop Rockin’ tour kicks off May 13 in Albuquerque and will light up sheds across the country through the middle of July.

Styx’s Tommy Shaw and REO’s Kevin Cronin said they felt the need to do something for fans given the current economic climate, so ticket prices in most markets will be as low as $13.50.

“Both bands have always tried to keep our ticket prices low so that none of our fans get left out,” Shaw explained. “It’s our own personal rock ‘n’ roll stimulus package.

“It’s been nine years since the Arch Allies tour and it just seemed like the right time to team up with our friends in REO and hit the road again.”

To celebrate the trek, Shaw and Cronin co-wrote a new song, “Can’t Stop Rockin,’” and hit the studio together with their bands to record it. The single will hit the airwaves in March and will be available for download.

“The world is going through a weird phase and everybody needs music now more than ever,” Cronin said. “We all need to join our friends, pool our resources, combine our energies, because there is power in people coming together. That spirit has brought REO and Styx together to write, record and tour together and celebrate it all with the greatest fans in America.”

Tickets for Can’t Stop Rockin’ go on sale beginning Feb. 27.